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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
An example toner refill cartridge includes a body to contain toner, a toner discharge unit, located at a first end portion of the body in a longitudinal direction, to discharge the toner, a plunger, inserted into the body and movable between a top dead position adjacent to a second end portion of the body and a bottom dead position adjacent to the first end portion, to push the toner toward the toner discharge unit, a locking member, removably coupled with the plunger, to lock the plunger at the top dead position, a pulverization member, including a wing portion extending in a radial direction, coupled with the plunger and movable between a first portion adjacent to the first end portion and a second position adjacent to the second end portion, and an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the pulverization member.